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Tallest Volcano in the World

Ojos del Salado

El Solo

Tipas

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6,893 m Nevado Ojos del Salado is an active stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border and the highest active volcano in the world at 6,893 m (22,615 ft)

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Smallest Volcano in the World

San Pedro

Cuexcomate Volcano

Cerro El Condor

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43 feet tallStanding a diminutive 43 feet tall, Cuexcomate is commonly known as the world's smallest volcano.

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How many Volcanoes are there in the Philippines?

400

200

300

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300 volcanoes There are about 300 volcanoes in the Philippines. Twenty-two (22) of these are active while the larger percentage remains dormant as of the record. The majority of the active volcanoes are located in the island of Luzon. The six most active volcanoes are Mayon, Hibok-Hibok, Pinatubo, Taal, Kanlaon and Bulusan.

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Considered as the Deadliest Volcano in the Philippines

Taal Volcano

Mt. Pinatubo

Mt. Apo

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Taal Volcano Taal Volcano is the most deadly in the Philippines, killing more than 6,000 in its history.

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Tallest Volcano in the Philippines

Mount Apo

Mayon Volcano

Mount Isarag

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Mount Apo Mount Apo, at 9,692 feet (2,954 metres), is an active volcano in the southern part of the central highlands; it is the highest peak in the Philippines.

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The latest Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines

Taal Volcano

Mayon Volcano

Mt. Bulusan

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12 January 2020 Taal Volcano/Last eruption

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Renowned as the "Perfect Cone" because of its almost perfectly conical shape

Mt. Mayon

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Kilaueu

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Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is a sacred and active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region, on the large island of Luzon in the Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.

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Well-known symbol of Japan and its frequently depicted in arts and photographs

Mt. Etna

Mt. Vesuvius

Mt. Fuji

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Mount Fuji is a symbol of Japan. The mountain contributes to Japan's physical, cultural, and spiritual geography. Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, standing at 3,776 meters (12,380 feet)

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Which is NOT a Volcano

Krakatoa

Mt. Everest

Mt. Bromo

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Mount Everest is not a volcano. ... Mount Everest – the highest mountain in the world stands 8848 meters (29,030 ft) high. It does not have any characteristics of a volcano like magma chamber below or inside it

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Which city has more Volcanoes than towns?

Camiguin

Batangas

Bukidnon

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Camiguin has only five municipalities (Catarman, Guinisiliban, Mahinog, Mambajao, and Sagay) but it has seven volcanoes (Mount Vulcan Daan, Mount Mambajao, Mount Karling, Mount Uhay, Guinisiliban Peak, Tres Marias Mountain, and Mount Hibok-Hibok)

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The word Volcano originally came from the name Roman, God of Fire...

Volcan

Vulcan

Vesta

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Etymology. The word volcano is derived from the name of Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy whose name, in turn, comes from Vulcan, the god of fire in Roman mythology. The study of volcanoes is called volcanology, sometimes spelled vulcanology.

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What is the hot liquid called under the Earth's surface?

Magma

Lava

HotSauce

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Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.

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Where is the biggest known Volcano in our Solar System?

Saturn

Jupiter

Mars

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Mars Olympus Mons (largest volcano in the solar system!) The largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region, as well as all known volcanoes in the solar system, is Olympus Mons.

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These are formed from Magma in the Earth's mantle

Basalt

Igneous

Rhyolite

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Igneous rocks (from the Latin word for fire) form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface. Igneous rocks are divided into two groups, intrusive or extrusive, depending upon where the molten rock solidifies.

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Volcanoes are often found at meeting points of...

Tectonic Plates

Paper Plates

Platonic Plates

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Volcanoes most often form where tectonic plates—thick slabs of crust on the Earth's surface—meet. ... At convergent plate boundaries, one tectonic plate slides beneath another, melting as it sinks back into the mantle.

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